Are Feminist Fraudulent Feelings Useful?We think the repeated expression of feminist scholars who doubt whether their own work is "feminist enough" or whether they produce "partially feminist" work is indicative of critical insightthese doubts operate as signifiers to push deeper, to take questions further, thus enabling a richer, more complex analysis.Elizabeth Sharp, PhD, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University and Shannon Weaver, PhD, Associate Professor, University of ConnecticutSeptember 21, 2015are-feminist-fraudulent-feelings-usefulAre there differential effects with mothers vs. fathers who are violent?Ericka Smith-Marek, Bryan Cafferky, Prerana Diharkidharka, Allen Mallory, Maria Dominguez, Jessica High, Sandra Stith, Marcos MendezFebruary 02, 2016are-there-differential-effects-mothers-vs-fathers-who-are-violentAsking the Question "who benefits" is criticalFor many of us who have been raised to understand and embrace our relationships to our ethnic, racial, or class groups, research conducted by an individually oriented outsider is automatically suspect. The community-wide sensitivity about potential researcher misconduct needs to be addressed in the earliest stages of interaction.Edith A. Lewis, Professor Emerita, University of MichiganSeptember 24, 2015asking-question-who-benefits-criticalBook Review Alison J.Chrisler: Humanizing ResearchAlison J. Chrisler writes an excellent review of thebook, Humanizing Research: Decolonizing Qualitative Inquiry With Youth and Communities,highlighting the difficulties of conducting research with vulnerable participants. She write, "Far too often, researchers "take" the lived experiences of participants with little concern about what the individuals in their studies will receive in return" (Chrisler, 2015, p. 333). This lack of attention given to the participant's well-being becomes increasingly problematic as many studies focus on intrusive topics of marginalized groups.Jeremy B. KanterJanuary 13, 2016book-review-alison-jchrisler-humanizing-researchChange the QuestionThe status of women and girls and families around the world points to myriad complex crises that demand our skills as feminist scholars and activists.Lee Ann De Reus, Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State AltoonaSeptember 24, 2015change-questionConcluding Thoughts: What Does Recentering LGBT-Parent Families Mean for Family Studies?" we posed the question of what might occur when we use research on LGBT-parent families, and queer and intersectional lenses, to inform the field [family studies] writ large. Many fascinating questions arise."April L. Few-Demo, Áine Humble, Melissa A. Curran, Sally LloydMay 06, 2016concluding-thoughts-what-does-recentering-lgbt-parent-families-mean-family-studiesDoes being raised in a physically violent home predict adult intimate partner violence?Our findings reveal that the impact of childhood experiences of violence is a complex phenomenon, which compels us to move beyond a linear examination of the effect of family-of-origin violence and male-to-female intimate partner violence (IPV).Erika Smith-January 31, 2016does-being-raised-physically-violent-home-predict-adult-intimate-partner-violenceEffects of Childhood Experiences of Family ViolenceHere are the authors who conducted the meta-analysis of 124 studies of the effects of childhood experiences of family violence (both victims &amp; witnesses) who will be discussing their work at JFTR.Erika Smith-January 28, 2016effects-childhood-experiences-family-violenceExploring Feminist Family Scholarship <p>This week JFTR will host a discussion of Feeling Like A Feminist Fraud. The discussion will be organized around 4 questions.</p><p>Sept 21Are Feminist Fraudulent Feelings Useful?</p><p>Sept 22What is "feminist accountability?"</p><p>Sept 23How do scholars translate feminist theory into research practice?</p><p>Sept 24 What does it mean to be a "scholar committed to social justice?"</p>Robert Hughes, Jr.September 18, 2015exploring-feminist-family-scholarship-discussionHello World!This blog is part of a social media experiment to explore new media approaches to participatory and engaged scholarship about family theory and research. Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D., professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAugust 26, 2015hello-world